Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) Wednesday announced that the number of passengers handled in January grew by 11.2 per cent over the same month last year.
The company said in a press release that aircraft movements increased by 13.3 per cent and cargo saw a significant rebound, up 25.6 per cent over the same period.
World-class conferences and exhibitions in Abu Dhabi, such as the recent World Future Energy Summit, continue to support passenger loads along with the expanding network and frequencies of Etihad Airways and the new airlines ADAC welcomed in 2009.
Cargo saw significant increases during January, with a large volume of aid sent to Haiti credited with boosting this figure.
Popular destinations
Maintaining its top ranking of 2009, London remained the airport's busiest destination in January followed by Bangkok and Doha. Manila and Bahrain came in fourth and fifth respectively.
"The results of the first month of 2010 show that demand for air travel to and from Abu Dhabi is returning to double-digit growth figures.
"Encouraged by this pace of expansion, we are continuing at the same time to enhance our airport services and terminal facilities for all our airline partners, passengers and customers so as to create one of the best airport experiences in the region," Ahmad Al Haddabi, senior vice-president of airports operations at ADAC, said in the press release.
- 13.3% increase in aircraft movements
- 11.2% increase in passenger numbers
- 25.6% increase in cargo volume
